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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1899
Page
1
Congress adjourned last Saturday after clearing agenda signals an extra session is unnecessary. Admiral Chester W. Dewey is noted as the 40th admiral of the United States, following Farragut and Porter as predecessors.
Representative Bailey of Texas announces he will not be the leader of the demo cats in the next house. Commissioners to confer with the Filipinos have reached Manila to consider establishing order amid ongoing chaos there.
The passage notes a renewed virtue campaign in republican papers over financial legislation as Congress ends its session. Business shows improvement across manufacturers and iron prices rise sharply, serving as a barometer. Mill wages have also increased in the past week or two.
The Brighton Enterprise lauds the trust for increasing barbed wire prices saying it is commendable and wishes the price reaches forty dollars a rod to allow the country to raise a new crop of horses with four good legs.
The Des Moines Leader debate between Rev. EB Eaton a Methodist and Father agent a Catholic nears closure. Nugent calls for focusing on practical good and discourages further attacks on creeds urging both to prepare for harvest and avoid unseemly quarrels.
Welker Given of Iowa, son of Justice Josiah Given, plans to publish a valuable work on Shakespeare under the New York Shakespeareery imprint. A polished writer with deep literary interest, he previously helped spread Homer Cope’s fame and has since served with the Tribune and Marshalltown Times.
Chicago Republicans nominate R Carter for mayor. Carter arrison is named as the regular Democratic candidate and Jno P Altgeld plans to run independently. Democrats debate joint Harrison Altgeld candidacies, fearing Republican victory if both run.
The Rock Island playing cards are advertised as slickest. One cent mail order requires stamps. A money order or fifty cents in stamps secures four packs, sent by express prepaid. Ad by JOHN SEBASTIAN, G P A, C I P, Chicago.
Advertisements claim Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and strengthens the weak for spring health. Testimonials from Mrs Louisa Mason, Mrs Kate E Thomas, and Matilda Bringewater praise cures from sores to dyspepsia and a consumptive cough after taking the medicine.
Chicago Judge Tuley issues a landmark ruling aiding minority stockholders by allowing examination of corporate books and records. The decision targets secrecy in trusts and franchises, insisting on liberal access as protection against mismanagement and treachery by those in control.
J H Wallace now in New York City proposes to donate one hundred copies of his book The Horse of America to Iowa public libraries. He recalls forty three years as Iowa State Society secretary, tracing horse history and the rise of a distinctly American trotting breed, stressing libraries not schools and noting maps and illustrations in the work.
The Tribune promotes a subscription deal for six papers including this issue at $1.45. Readers are urged to tell friends and neighbors to take advantage. Also noted are prescriptions correctly compounded at D. G. Higley.
Sioux City Tribune editorial argues private soldiers' testimony confirms canned roast beef was unfit for consumption and linked to army sickness. It critiques War Department officials for hindering inquiry and supports General Miles, urging united pursuit of truth and condemning detractors.
The Cream of Tartar Refinery, controlled by the Price Baking Powder Company, is described as the most complete aid extensive in the World.
Mrs Ida M Ratcliff outlines practical farm poultry methods focusing on chicken and duck care. She describes stock selection, housing, breeding plans, hatching schedules, feeding regimes, sanitation, predator protection, and winter management based on nine years of experience.
A. P. Charter of Creston Iowa says Hood's Sarsaparilla made him feel like a new man. He notes constant fatigue and improved energy enabling him to work, endorsing the medicine to others in need of a remedy.
A brief trade tout claims Hood's Pills are non irritating and the only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Subscription push references The Tribunha.
The Iron Age discusses French shipping subsidies and their failure to boost mercantile marine. It cites a French parliamentary committee report urging higher navigation and shipbuilding bounties, notes extensive subsidies totals, and questions expected returns amid broader European and American subsidy debates.
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